ALEX Resources

Title: Zoo of Death from Chapter 2 of The Princess Bride
Description:
Students will create their own zoo of death after reading Chapter 2 of The Princess Bride. Students will list all of the five levels of the zoo of death as Prince Humperdink in the novel and create their own while researching animals and habitats and create a poster with colored pictures of animals and environments.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.9-10.2]

Subject: English Language Arts (9) Title: Zoo of Death from Chapter 2 of The Princess BrideDescription: Students will create their own zoo of death after reading Chapter 2 of The Princess Bride. Students will list all of the five levels of the zoo of death as Prince Humperdink in the novel and create their own while researching animals and habitats and create a poster with colored pictures of animals and environments.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.

Title: Can you make me a quilt: Generational Gaps
Description:
Skilled Black slave women on plantations and in other wealthy households also did the spinning, weaving, sewing and quilting in addition to many household duties. Their surviving quilts provide a unique history of their lives and culture. For a long time it had been commonly thought that slaves in the general plantation population didn't make quilts. The selection "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker explores the role heritage and culture play in an individual's understanding of his or her life and identity.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 28: Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis, reflection, and research. [W.9-10.9]

Subject: English Language Arts (9) Title: Can you make me a quilt: Generational GapsDescription: Skilled Black slave women on plantations and in other wealthy households also did the spinning, weaving, sewing and quilting in addition to many household duties. Their surviving quilts provide a unique history of their lives and culture. For a long time it had been commonly thought that slaves in the general plantation population didn't make quilts. The selection "Everyday Use" by Alice Walker explores the role heritage and culture play in an individual's understanding of his or her life and identity.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.

Title: My License to Drive
Description:
Students will summarize information found in the Alabama Driver Manual and share their findings in a multimedia presentation. Students will be responsible for self scoring and peer scoring the multimedia presentations.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 37: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard English capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing. [L.9-10.2]

Subject: English Language Arts (9) Title: My License to DriveDescription: Students will summarize information found in the Alabama Driver Manual and share their findings in a multimedia presentation. Students will be responsible for self scoring and peer scoring the multimedia presentations.
This is a College- and Career-Ready Standards showcase lesson plan.

Title: Poetry and Music Fun with Chris Daughtry
Description:
This language arts lesson grabs students' attention by incorporating a popular musician. The lyrics to "Over You" include vivid language that makes identifying figures of speech intriguing. The students will identify similes, metaphors, and hyperbole within the lyrics. The students will analyze the lyrics and create an MP3 file or podcast with their analysis.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 25: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of technology's capacity to link to other information and to display information flexibly and dynamically. [W.9-10.6]

Subject: English Language Arts (7 - 9), or Technology Education (6 - 8) Title: Poetry and Music Fun with Chris DaughtryDescription: This language arts lesson grabs students' attention by incorporating a popular musician. The lyrics to "Over You" include vivid language that makes identifying figures of speech intriguing. The students will identify similes, metaphors, and hyperbole within the lyrics. The students will analyze the lyrics and create an MP3 file or podcast with their analysis.

Title: Travel Newsletter
Description:
In a role as the director of tourism for a student-selected city, state, or country, students conduct online research to create travel newsletters enticing tourists to visit their chosen areas. Newsletter content includes location, historical background, primary industry, attractions, and accommodations. Word processing skills implemented include newspaper columns, word art, graphic lines, serif vs. sans serif fonts, and justification.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 15: Determine an author's point of view or purpose in a text and analyze how an author uses rhetoric to advance that point of view or purpose. [RI.9-10.6]

Title: A Gift For Mom and Dad
Description:
Following a reading of O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi," students write an expository essay based on the connotative definition of "gift." The essay is then presented as a holiday gift. The lesson can be adapted to a variety of occasions and grade levels.
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Subject: English Language Arts (9), or Technology Education (9 - 12) Title: A Gift For Mom and DadDescription: Following a reading of O. Henry's "Gift of the Magi," students write an expository essay based on the connotative definition of "gift." The essay is then presented as a holiday gift. The lesson can be adapted to a variety of occasions and grade levels.

Title: Oral Presentation of Favorite Celebrity
Description:
Using the Internet to research facts about a favorite celebrity, students gain the organizational and oral presentation skills needed to successfully deliver an effective speech and slideshow presentation.
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Title: Identifying Parallel Structure in Sentences
Description:
After textbook and online instruction in parallel construction, students examine Lincoln's Gettysburg Address and the Declaration of Independence for parallelism before writing their own paragraphs.
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Title: Alone: Research for Survival
Description:
This role-playing lesson enhances students' creativity and develops critical thinking skills. Small groups of students conduct Internet research on the skills necessary to survive when marooned on a Pacific island. Groups present their findings to the class.
Standard(s): [TC2] CA2 (9-12) 11: Critique digital content for validity, accuracy, bias, currency, and relevance.

Subject: English Language Arts (9), or Technology Education (9 - 12) Title: Alone: Research for SurvivalDescription: This role-playing lesson enhances students' creativity and develops critical thinking skills. Small groups of students conduct Internet research on the skills necessary to survive when marooned on a Pacific island. Groups present their findings to the class.

Title: Perception of Place
Description:
In this Xpeditions lesson, students write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place. They come to understand how and why people perceive places in different ways.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 35: Adapt speech to a variety of contexts and tasks, demonstrating command of formal English when indicated or appropriate. (See Grade 9 Language standards 36 and 38 for specific expectations.) [SL.9-10.6]

Subject: Arts - Drama - Language Arts - Writing (composition) - Religion - Christianity - Religion - Islam - Social Studies - GeographyTitle: Perception of PlaceDescription: In this Xpeditions lesson, students write paragraphs describing their perceptions of a specified place and compare notes to see the variety of ideas and feelings toward this place. They come to understand how and why people perceive places in different ways.Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic EducationGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: New Takes on Old Tales
Description:
In this Xpeditions student activity, students revamp a classic fairy tale so that it takes place in today's world. They base their stories on original fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 39: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 9 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. [L.9-10.4]

Subject: Language Arts - Literature - Language Arts - Story Telling - Social Studies - GeographyTitle: New Takes on Old TalesDescription: In this Xpeditions student activity, students revamp a classic fairy tale so that it takes place in today's world. They base their stories on original fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic EducationGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Title: Exploring Arthurian Legend
Description:
In this lesson from EDSITEment, students examine the historical origins of the Arthurian legend. Students gain insight into the use of literature as historical evidence. Through the references and links in this lesson, students can track the growth of a legend like that of King Arthur, from its emergence in the Medieval Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (12) 33: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. [SL.11-12.5]

Subject: Language Arts,Social StudiesTitle: Exploring Arthurian LegendDescription: In this lesson from EDSITEment, students examine the historical origins of the Arthurian legend. Students gain insight into the use of literature as historical evidence. Through the references and links in this lesson, students can track the growth of a legend like that of King Arthur, from its emergence in the Medieval Ages to its arrival on the silver screen.Thinkfinity Partner: EDSITEmentGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus
Description:
After reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, students identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting Birth of Venus and examples from the play illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (12) 40: Acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases, sufficient for reading, writing, speaking, and listening at the college and career readiness level; demonstrate independence in gathering vocabulary knowledge when considering a word or phrase important to comprehension or expression. [L.11-12.6]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Renaissance Humanism in Hamlet and The Birth of Venus Description: After reading Shakespeare's Hamlet, students identify, analyze, and explain how elements in Botticelli's painting Birth of Venus and examples from the play illustrate the philosophy of Renaissance Humanism.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional Technology
Description:
Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 ).
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (12) 33: Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical, audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and to add interest. [SL.11-12.5]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Paying Attention to Technology: Exploring a Fictional TechnologyDescription: Students complete a short survey to establish their beliefs about technology. They compare their opinions to the ideas in a novel that depicts technology (such as 1984 or Fahrenheit 451 ).Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Paying Attention to Technology: Writing Technology Autobiographies
Description:
This lesson plan asks students to pay attention to the technologies they use. They graphically map their interactions with technology and compose narratives of their most significant interactions with technology.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (12) 26: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the strengths and limitations of each source in terms of the task, purpose, and audience; integrate information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding plagiarism and overreliance on any one source and following a standard format for citation. [W.11-12.8]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Paying Attention to Technology: Writing Technology AutobiographiesDescription: This lesson plan asks students to pay attention to the technologies they use. They graphically map their interactions with technology and compose narratives of their most significant interactions with technology.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title:Ready, Set, Search! with Creative Commons: The free to use, free to share way to searchDigital Tool: Creative Commons SearchDigital Tool Description: Creative Commons is a nonprofit organization that enables the sharing and use of creativity and knowledge through free legal tools. The Creative Commons Search allows students (and teachers) to query digital content that is free to share, use, and remix. (Description from creativecommons.org).

Title: Multimedia Storytelling
Digital Tool:
Meograph Web Address URL:
http://www.meograph.com/ Standard(s):
[ELA2015] (11) 24: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. [W.11-12.6]Digital Tool Description: Meograph is a multimedia storytelling web tool that enables users to create stories in chronological order while incorporating maps, video clips, music, pictures, etc. Students can create original stories or summarize texts from class while researching places, images, videos, etc as supplemental materials. Students may also type text into the presentation or record their own voice narration over the presentation.

Title:Multimedia StorytellingDigital Tool: MeographDigital Tool Description: Meograph is a multimedia storytelling web tool that enables users to create stories in chronological order while incorporating maps, video clips, music, pictures, etc. Students can create original stories or summarize texts from class while researching places, images, videos, etc as supplemental materials. Students may also type text into the presentation or record their own voice narration over the presentation.

Title: Postcards From The Moonlight
Digital Tool:
Postcard Creator Web Address URL:
http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/postcard/ Standard(s):
[SS2010] HGEO (9-12) 14: Describe how tourism shapes cultural traditions and population growth.Digital Tool Description: The Postcard Creator allows students to identify the elements of a traditional postcard, compose and/or summarize content material, edit, and publish/print individual postcards. After editing and printing, students may illustrate the front of the postcard to reflect subject matter/events described in the postcard message.Postcard creator also features planning sheets/templates that may be utilized by students in the initial planning phases of the lesson.

Title:Postcards From The MoonlightDigital Tool: Postcard CreatorDigital Tool Description: The Postcard Creator allows students to identify the elements of a traditional postcard, compose and/or summarize content material, edit, and publish/print individual postcards. After editing and printing, students may illustrate the front of the postcard to reflect subject matter/events described in the postcard message.Postcard creator also features planning sheets/templates that may be utilized by students in the initial planning phases of the lesson.

Title: New Takes on Old Tales
Description:
In this Xpeditions student activity, students revamp a classic fairy tale so that it takes place in today's world. They base their stories on original fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (9) 39: Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on Grade 9 reading and content, choosing flexibly from a range of strategies. [L.9-10.4]

Subject: Language Arts - Literature - Language Arts - Story Telling - Social Studies - GeographyTitle: New Takes on Old TalesDescription: In this Xpeditions student activity, students revamp a classic fairy tale so that it takes place in today's world. They base their stories on original fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm.Thinkfinity Partner: National Geographic EducationGrade Span: K,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12

Title: Poet Emily Dickinson was born in 1830.
Description:
Students discuss Dickinson's poem '' This Is My Letter To The World'' and use it to focus on how audience affects voice.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (12) 24: Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and update individual or shared writing products in response to ongoing feedback, including new arguments or information. [W.11-12.6]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Poet Emily Dickinson was born in 1830.Description: Students discuss Dickinson's poem '' This Is My Letter To The World'' and use it to focus on how audience affects voice.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 9,10,11,12

Title: Black Poetry Day is celebrated.
Description:
Books and webpages are gathered that focus on the work of African American poets and students explore the resources and find a poem to contribute to a poetry reading.
Standard(s): [ELA2015] (11) 32: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence, conveying a clear and distinct perspective, such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning, alternative or opposing perspectives are addressed, and the organization, development, substance, and style are appropriate to purpose, audience, and a range of formal and informal tasks. [SL.11-12.4]

Subject: Language ArtsTitle: Black Poetry Day is celebrated.Description: Books and webpages are gathered that focus on the work of African American poets and students explore the resources and find a poem to contribute to a poetry reading.Thinkfinity Partner: ReadWriteThinkGrade Span: 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12